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- A Day that Shook the World
- Historical Footage: ”A Day That Shook the World recalls the days of the 20th century that proved to be era-defining and pivotal in the course of modern history. These are the days on which political revolutions, technological breakthroughs, and sporting triumphs took place, and whose effects were felt the world-over.”
- Coproduction of British Pathe and BBC
- (20th century; English; videos)
- Foreign relations between France and the US
- Documents from US State Department and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- 1945
- US Antarctic policy and other countries' claims, 1946
- The US and France at the Council of foreign ministers, 1946
- 1946
- 1948
- 1949
- 1950
- France-Japan trade relations, 1952
- Assessment of French confidence in US leadership, 31 March 1954
- 1955-1957
- 1958-1960
- 1961-1963
- 1964-1968
- 1969-1972
- (1945-1972; English transcriptions)
- Official journal of the French Republic. Parliamentary debates, National Assembly.
- (1945-1958; search interface for PDF facsimiles)
- Scroll down to France.
- A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
- (1945 to the present; transcriptions and translations)
- Official agreement by the United States, France, Great Britain and the Soviet Union for the establishment of an International Military Tribunal for the "punishment and prosecution of the major war criminals of the European axis."
- (1946; transcription)
- Official journal of the French Republic. Parliamentary debates, Council of the Republic.
- (1946-1958; PDF facsimiles)
- French Constitution of October 1946 - Fourth Republic.
- (17 October 1946; French transcriptions)
- Documents on the history of French nuclear development, focusing on secret technical assistance provided by the United States in the 1970s and 1980s.
- From the Wilson Center Digital Archive
- (beginning 1947; English)
- The First Indochina War began as a rebellion by Vit Minh forces against the French colonial government.
- From the Wilson Center Digital Archive
- (1947-1954; English)
- This collection follows China's relations with countries in Western Europe from the early 1950s through the 1980s. It includes documents from China, Italy, France, West Germany, and other countries.
- From the Wilson Center Digital Archive
- (1950-1976; English transcriptions)
- This community foreshadowed the formation of the EU. The treaty established the free movement of coal and steel across six European countries (Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) freeing up access to sources for production.
- Part of EUR-Lex, a European Union (EU) law database.
- View the full text of the Treaty.
- View other accession treaties here.
- (1951; English)
- The treaty was signed, but the European Defence Community never came to fruition.
- (May 26, 1952; English translation)
- Official journal of the French Republic. Parliamentary debates, National Assembly.
- (1958-present; PDF facsimiles)
- Official journal of the French Republic. Parliamentary debates, Senate.
- (1958-1996; PDF facsimiles)
- On 27 January 1964, France and the People’s Republic of China officially established diplomatic relations. As the first major Western recognition of the PRC since 1950, contemporary observers called the event a "diplomatic nuclear explosion."
- From the Wilson Center Digital Archive
- (1961-1964; English)
- Over 100,000 documents
- (1974 to the present; searchable database of French-language transcripts)
- Collected primary documents from the end of the Cold War.
- (1980's; English)
- Delivered on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day.
- (6 June 1984; English transcription)
- The 40th anniversary of D-Day.
- (6 June 1984; English transcription)
- Agreement for open borders in between France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
- (June 14, 1985; English)
- Law stipulating the use of the French language to be obligatory in commerce.
- (4 August 1994; French transcription)
- Online version of the magazine "Release".
- (1995 to present day; French transcriptions)
- Press Releases of the French Senate.
- (1997 to present; French transcriptions)
- France official data files and documents, including country files, parents' occupation, and sample data.
- Files available for download
- (2002-2016; French; English interface)
- Presidential speeches of Nicolas Sarkozy
- (2004-2012; French-language transcriptions)
- Includes footage following the hostile attacks at the theatre
- Compiled by AP Archive
- (2015; English and French; videos)
See also
- Archives of the National Assembly.
- Contains legislative dossiers, historical accounts, lists of deputies, and much more.
- (1789 to present; transcriptions, commentaries and facsimiles)
- A database of unilateral and multilateral treaties of which France is a signatory.
- With links to the full-text versions of each treaty and accord.
- (French transcriptions)
- A set of historical maps from Dr. Ronnie Ellenblum's Historic Cities.
- (Facsimiles)
- The Electronic Library of Lisieux.
- With source texts; some archived in zip-format.
- (17th to 20th centuries; French transcriptions)
- Digital library on the history of science and technology.
- (18th to 20th centuries; French-language facsimiles of old books and periodicals)
EuroDocs > History of France: Primary Documents > 1946 to the Present
EuroDocs Creator: Richard Hacken, European Studies Librarian,
Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
Feel free to get in touch: Hacken @ byu.edu